Strike At Psychiatric
Hospital
What began as a strike
of the janitorial staff
three days ago, extended
yesterday to all staff
working at the Hospital
Nacional Psiquiátrico,
located in Pavas.
More than a 100 workers
involving cleaning
staff, nurses,
maintenance, nutrition
and security, insist
that there is not
sufficient staff for the
number of patients and
less prepared to give
them proper attention.
The striking workers say
that the majority of
patients at the hospital
represent a real danger
to the workers, and thus
are asking a pay raise
as an incentive for them
put their lives at risk
on a daily basis.
The state hospital is
run by the Caja
Costarricense del Seguro
Social (CCSS) which
hopes to reach an
agreement with the
workers real soon and
get the hospital back to
functioning normally. |
